beatingbeat•ing /'biːtɪŋ/

n C 拍打，锤打

• Give the carpet a thorough beating. 把地毯彻底地拍打一下。

词组take a beating 挨打，遭受损失

• Our company took a real beating in this stock market fluctuation. 我们公司在这次股市波动中损失惨重。